The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02
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Some wonderful Educated Parrots In
Paris,

In Nature
Apezhlbitian, Of educated parrots recently
held III Paris showed very clearly to what
high 8tata Of perfection those hilda are nBpa-
bio of being trained Their stage was long
tablg, at one end OF which were peruhea, on
which were grouped half a dozen parrots.
yellow oreBtg; the other two we're gray par
rots, with the neck and under parts rosa
Among the tricks which thoy perform At
tie biddingd their owner, NJ. Abby, are tho
falloWinRi Two hXod bars on upright sup
ports are placed on the table; q parrQl climbs
nppD one Of them turns . splnefHault heeps
his head downward, and, passing on 10 tao
second bar, goes thr0ugh me Same exercise.
Their owner thea ealla Tom a small white
climb on one OF the bars but runs hadk
again, holding down his head and ahRhina
his Yipgh Ia .Rrotesqne way. Tom IL eVi-
IDENTIFY the buffouli OF tho troupe. bell ID
then brought, with handle which forms
lever; parrot ADVANCES, and, putting enc
foot on the eyar fip9s the balL, Inc tgainer
asks the Auhienee what nlmher NJ nnga
they wish fort some one exclaiIns, 'BoYenP
and the parrot rings the bed aeven times.
The bird il then asked hpN much daea
three times three make, and y replies hF
ringing tie bell nine times. A nerol u then
| placed on tho table in HE form Of a age-saH,
| at each end QF which graz parrpt perGhes,
Rnd ~ the centre, lnst above the pivot
| Chafleg tlle principal ono ii thq tT0upe
This parrot throwing the weight OF his body
gngRGadYely to right and leit OF tho pivot,
rocks the yoe-HaW rapidly, 10 sec the nninla-
ton 1T this bird during Mo performance one
would suppose that hs took TGli Hleasure ia
rocking his epmpanionH.
The same bird than noes through another
exercise, Eonr tlngataHs are set npQ on tha
table, and at tho foot Of Haph u d NIX At-
| taGhed NJ cord, which passes over pulley
IL the top. Tho days are llngiish, Ffonch,
| Belgian and American, One OF the audience
4 asks for the French Nag, Charley advances,
draws himself npt sractlnB his bright yeliaw
/ crest, and, spreading his wings, suddenly
sglzeB tho line with his baak, and th0il, alter
/ natrly with begk pnd f0oh hapla up The tiag
/ nB o sailor wQaiht hand over hand, until Ii ID
4 faet al NE top. Ike then goes thYGlEi tie
same performance with the othpf hagg in
ssVcTai letters Of the alphahaJ arc placed
upright on the table, end Charley ig again
! brought forward, plunling himself AZ befnre,
| A spectator calls for a lttteF, Charley
| hesitates, ineiines bis head on ono side, an
! penfs 10 retiettt then suddenly edfapQda aud
| picks M the letter named, rapealug the nor
4 Eornlanro with other Letters when called fQr,
| Suddenly little Tom jumps on hig perch,
utter anOtter, and pitches them away on the
I floor Another parrot then appeafB, and ~
i the word on GQI9nand throws aeyefal som err
| aaHlts on the table, Two others follow and
| Waltz slowly round While the ulugio plays
i OF Nd parrots M, Abby c0ngiderA the white
i coekatGna the most gifted W regprd 20 agility
| and napRDility for learning tricks being in
| fact acTobabB by nature. They Rre very
/ snow In learning 20 talk, but they arc easily
/ tanned and understand and do what they are
told.